Fastening means for footwear



1929. P. WIENSKOWITZ 1,739,023

FASTENING MEANS FOR FOOTWEAR Filed Jan. 26, 1928 Patented Dec. 10, 1929 PAUL WIENSKOWITZ, OF BERLIN, GERMANY FASTENING MEANS FOR FOOTWEAR Application filed January 26, 1928, Serial No. 249,710, and in Germany May 4, 1927.

The present invention relates to a fastening means for footwear (shoes or the like), more particularly that type of shoe in which one or more straps are passed over the instep and then secured to the side of the shoe. It has 5 hitherto been usual to fasten shoes of this sides in the fact that an eyelet is passed till through the strap and has rigidly secured at the outer edge a false or ornamental anchorin lOL1lJtO11,tl1G latter being in position on the outer face of the strap while the inner edge of the eyelet is connected with a special Closure plate. in this closure plate are provided cavities depressions or the like with a suitable guiding means for reception of adjustability of a holding stud fitted on the shoe proper i. e., on the side of the shoe. In order that the invention may be readily understood the same will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a view of the fastening means in part section in the position of use.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the closure plate per se.

3 is a section along the line 33 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan, detail and Fig. 5 is an elevation view looking toward the inside of the strap.

Referring to the drawing 1 designates a portion of the shoe upper. fin the portion 1 is provided. a holding or headed stud 3, while between the upper leather l and the lining 5 of the holding strap 2 is provided a closure plate 6, which is connected with an eyelet 7, the latter passing through an opening in the upper leather 1 and having soldered or otherwise rigidly secured thereto in any suitable manner a false button 8. This button is positioned on the outer face of the upper leather and acts to anchoring the plate to the strap. The lining 5 is slit at 9 in such a manner that a part of the closure plate 6 is uncovered in order to permit the engagement with the headed stud.

To facilitate this engagement the closure plate is constructed in a special manner. As may be seen in Fig. 3 the closure plate is slightly concave transversely at its inner face and the longitudinal edges are turned outwardly and inwardly on the outer face of the plate to provide flanges 10. These flanges maintain the outer face of the plate spaced a certain distance from the inner surface of the upper leather, as shown in Fig. 1. The space thus provided allows for the face sliding of the head of the stud 3 between the outer plate 6 and the inner face of the upper leather 1 when the shank of the stud is engaged with the plate. Incidently the inner flanged end of the eyelet 7 is clamped by the said flanges 10 to the outer face of the plate (5. The closure plate 6 is provided with a series of perforations 11 which are preferably constructed with keyhole form and are situated in the longitudinal direction of the plate and at the lowest point of the coneaved portion of the plate 6. The series of perforations or holes as shown in Fig. 2, is bounded on both sides by the flanges 10. When the circular portions of the holes 11 are stamped into the closure plate, depressions or recesses 12 are provided thereabout and on the inner face of the plate. These depressions constitute elevations or raised portions on the reverse or outer face of the plate. The slot-like portions of the holes are quite normal. Each depression or recess 12 has the advantage that the stud 8 on the shoe upper, assisted by the concave form of the plate penetrates into one of the holes 11, to be drawn by the pull exercised by the foot on the strap 2 into the adjacent slotted portion, wherein the same is firmly held. Each elevation or raised portion of the closure plate has the advantage that even if the pull on the strap diminishes the stud 3 does not immediately pass into the circular portion of the hole and out of engagement with the closure plate. The elevation 13 offers a certain amount of resistance against displacement of the stud 3. The stud 3 readily moves into engagement with the closure plate both by reason of the slightly concave form of the said plate as well as the sunk portion of the hole, as the closure plate itself is arranged completely covered between the upper leather and the lining, while the part otherwise visible through the slit 9 is covered when the strap is fastened. The wearer, upon fastening or adjusting the strap is, therefore, required to exercise his or her own udgement, this being effectively assisted by the double guiding of the stud, on the one hand by the concave form of the plate and on the other hand by the depressed portion of the hole. WVhat I claim is:

1. Fastening means for'footwear including in combinationa holding strap embodying an outer leather and alining having a slit. a closure plate concaved 1n cross section and having a plurality of perforations arranged longitudinally of the plate and at the,

lower part of the concaved inner surface of the plate, means for anchoring the plate between the leather and the lining so that the 30 perforations are accessible through the slit and a headed stud adapte'dto be fastened to the shoe upper and'engaged by one of the perforations in the closureplate the engagement beingrfacilitated by the guiding action of the concavity of the plate.

1 2. Fastening means as claimed" in claim 1 wherein depressions are providedon the stud engaging face of the concaved plate about the perforations to provide an additional guiding means for the headed stud and the depressions constituting elevations on the opposite face of the plateto prevent accidental re: lease of the studs.

. '3.Fastening means as claimed in claim 1 wherein flanges. are arranged on the longi tudinal edges of the plate and form a means for spacingthe leather and the lining of the strap so as to permit ofthe free positioning ofthe headed stud, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

i4. Fastening meansas claimed in claim 1 wherein the holes are key-shaped and wherein the anchoring means includes an eyelet engaged through the leather and having a flangeon the inner end, an anchoring and false button connected to the outer end of the eyelet and positioned on the outer face of the leather, and flan es formed on the outer face of-tlie plate at t e longitudinal edges for spacingthe leather from the lining and for clamping theflanged end of the eyelet to the closure plate.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

PAUL WIENSKOWITZ. 

